Child, Youth and Teen Programs

Strathcona County offers a wide variety of Child, Youth and Teen programs throughout the year. Choose from fitness, mind and body, sports, family programs, workshops, special interest, seasonal camps and School’s Out Day Camps. Check out our Recreation Guide for a full listing of programs.

The programs offered follow the Canadian Sport for Life Long Term Athlete Development Model. The activities taught in our programs align with the developmental abilities of our participants based on their age. This promotes the physical and social wellbeing of each participant.

Active Start 0-6 years	Unstructured, active play that incorporates a variety of body movements and focuses on fun rather than formal competition ABC’S of movement development: Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and Speed Begin developing Fundamental Movement Skills
FUNdamentals 6 – 9 years	Variety of activities that develop Fundamental Movement/Sport Skills through play Activities and programs remain focused on fun and formal competition and minimally introduced Continue practicing the ABC’S of movement development: Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and Speed
Learning to Train 9 – 12 years	Begin introducing formalized training methods (i.e.: drills) Emphasis still on general sport skills suitable to a number of activities Greater amount of time spent on training/practicing skills rather than competing Emphasis on applying basic skills to game-like situations
Training to Train 12 – 15 years	Fitness component is increased during this stage Greater emphasis on sport specific skills Majority of time is still spent improving and practicing skills as opposed to competition
Training to Compete 15 years+	Skills practiced are entirely sport specific Competition is the primary focus Recovery and injury prevention are discussed.